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Learn how to help treat & monitor your dog's allergies. Allergies can be the most common cause of skin issues in dogs. Learn about some of the best options for your pet.
Updated on October 29th, 2025
Help alleviate your dog's allergies! Use Petco's thorough guide to help determine if your pup is suffering from environmental, seasonal or nutritional allergies.
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Interested in knowing if your dog needs supplements for allergies? Check out Petco’s guide to learn which supplements might help your dog with allergies.
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Learn about Apoquel (Oclacitnib) today. Petco is here to answer all your dog allergy treatment questions including dosage, side effects, administration & more.
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People aren’t the only species that can benefit from an oatmeal bath. The healing properties of oatmeal can help dogs as well.
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I am sorry to hear about your dog! I would recommend the Duoxo Calm line of products, https://www.douxo.com/us/douxo-solutions/douxo-calm , a fatty acid supplement such as Welactin, and I would talk to your vet about an over the counter antihistamine such as Benadryl or Zyrtec https://www.petcoach.co/search/?query=can%20i%20give%20benadryl https://www.petcoach.co/canigive/dog/zyrtec/. You can read more about itching at: https://www.petcoach.co/article/how-to-prevent-itching-in-pets/
Updated on August 12th, 2025
Allergies can be very frustrating to manage since there are many causes (flea bites, food, contact, inhaled). The easiest cause to resolve is to treat Poli and the environment for fleas. Discuss antihistamine use, hydrolyzed diets, allergy testing and food elimination trials with your vet to rule out other causes. An e-collar (cone) can be used to prevent excessive licking or chewing. A colloidal oatmeal bath may also soothe itchy skin and an essential fatty acid supplement, such as DermCaps or EicosaCaps, may promote healthy skin and coat.
Updated on August 12th, 2025
I would suggest starting with the following; Hot spot cream on the red crusted areas Bathe as infrequently as you can as the natural oils dogs produce in their skin is washed away with baths Use an e-collar to stop chewing and biting Use a natural, organic and gentle shampoo- Earthbath Oatmeal and Aloe Add a skin health supplement with omega fatty acids and vitamin E Here is a link to suplements are Veterinary tested and approved. I would advise Canine Omega Benefits and Cutaneo TruBenefits. http://www.vrshealth.com/canine-products/?petcoach=1977955 Switch to skin health food by royal canin, Hills science diet or purina pro plan Benadryl has been used in the short term to reduce itching https://www.petcoach.co/canigive/dog/benadryl/ Best of luck and please post any further questions you may have here. We are happy to help.
Updated on August 12th, 2025
Hello, thank you for using Boop by Petco. Allergies are extremely difficult to manage especially with a dog that is not amenable to treatment. The strongest oral sedatives available can only be gotten from your veterinarian. They cannot be purchased over the counter without a prescription. The best over the counter medication I have seen work well is called Zylkene. It is not cheap but I think it is worth a try. He would need the large dog size and would get one per day. I would give one per day and use it everyday until the bottle runs out (30 days) and if it works, great, you can keep him on it. If it doesn't work, then you can stop. ( https://worldtails.securevetsource.com/itemView/view/223965_HomeDelivery.pml?productId=115875 ) I would also recommend a leave-on mousse instead of a shampoo. These are medicated and work very well either in between baths or for dogs that are not amenable to bathing. I would use the "CALM" when he has no lesions on his skin. If he does have lesion
Updated on August 12th, 2025
Riley definitely sounds quite uncomfortable. The best medications available to prevent and address itching and scratching are prescription only, but I assure you are much more effective at controlling the issue than Benadryl. Based on the distribution of the scratching, I believe it is possible Riley could be suffering from a food allergy. You should consider placing her on a new diet with a brand new protein. Many of the prescription only diets contain single proteins (meaning there is no by products of any other meats at all). Your veterinarian will be able to provide you with information on these products, and issue you a prescription to the pharmacy of your choice to purchase it. In terms of addressing the itching right away, your vet should prescribe a medication call Apoquel or Cytopoint. One of them is a daily oral while the other is a month injectable. An e-collar might also be necessary at first in order to prevent Riley from causing any more damage to herself. If you
Updated on August 12th, 2025